Write a Whistlegraph: Code of Conduct
| Bilateral Symmetry | The same on both sides of an axis. |
|---|---|
| Choreography | The composition of movement in space over time. |
| Countdowns | 3, 2, 1...a cue to begin performing with others in time. |
| Direct Observation | Using an outside reference to inform the look of a composition. |
| Drawing | Leaving behind marks after making gestures. |
| Embedding | Putting a complete pre-existing work inside of another. |
| Genre Smashing | Mixing multiple styles in one piece. |
| Graphic Score | A visual guide for performing every step of a piece. |
| Improvisation | Making creative decisions in response to changing contexts. |
| Looping | Repeating a behavior more than once in succession. |
| Metronome | A device used to regulate time by making a sound at a specified rate. |
| Mickey Mousing | Sound directly mapped to graphic gestures, like in cartoons. |
| Pen Whip | Fountain pen + flick of the wrist = ink splat! |
| Round | Overlapping performances of the same work in one go, by multiple players. |
| Scribbling | Intentionally chaotic drawing. |
| Shadowing | Performers echo a leader’s behavior without drawing. |
| Silence | No vocalization while drawing (or not drawing). |
| Sound | Your pen can produce this and so can you! |
| Stochastic | Something left up to chance in a work of art. |
| Vertex | A visual organizing point. |
| Z-Axis | The space above the page, that doesn’t include the drawing itself. |
🎥 Film
Pucker Up: The Fine Art of Whistling (2005)
📹 Short Video
Alison Knowles discusses the Fluxkit (2011)
Draw a Snail Then Draw a Story (2017)
📖 Reading
Pedagogical Sketchbook, Paul Klee (1953).pdf
via Folklore Genres, Dan Ben-Amos (1969)
via Folklore Genres, Dan Ben-Amos (1969)
Line and Surface, Vilém Flusser (1973).pdf
These workshops are produced by Whistlegraph in collaboration with Rhizome. Rhizome is a non-profit arts-organization founded in 1996 that commissions, catalogs, and preserves net art. Whistlegraph is Jeffrey Alan Scudder, Alex Freundlich, and Camille Klein, a group of artists and performers who explore and present topics in art, technology, and education via an exciting new art form called whistlegraphing.